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Show Gasoline Consumption in Ufah Increased 6.6 Percenf in 1972 Total gasoline consumption consump-tion for both highway and non-highway uses in Utah amounted to 689,017,000 gallons in 1972, according accord-ing to the Utah Petroleum Petrol-eum Council. D. L. Dunn, Council Chairman, noted that the figure represented a 6.6 increase over the previous prev-ious year. This compared compar-ed with a 6.5 rise nationwide. na-tionwide. The District of Columbia was the only area to report a decline in gasoline consumption (.3) while four states showed increases of more than 10. These were Alaska, Al-aska, South Carolina, Florida and Pennsylvania. Pennsylvan-ia. In 1971 Utah's gasoline consumption amounted to 646,420,000 gallons, according ac-cording to Dunn. Total U.S. consumption for 1972 went over the 100 billion bil-lion gallon mark for the first time with a whopping whop-ping 102,615,535,000 gallons, gal-lons, he said. In view of the growing supply problems caused by the increased demand for gasoline, Utah Petroleum Pe-troleum Council has suggested sug-gested some ways the motorist mo-torist might save on consumption: con-sumption: Keep your car's engine en-gine well tuned, with special spe-cial attention to fuel and air filters, plugs, points -and emission control devices. See that gasoline attendants at-tendants do not fill your fuel tank to the neck. Fuel can overflow while the car is in motion, or parked on an incline, and fuel can expand and overflow over-flow in hot weather. See thatyour tires are properly inflated; this saves on tire wear as well as fuel consumption. Drive at moderate speeds; avoid "jackrab-bit" "jackrab-bit" starts. Anticipate traffic situations sit-uations to avoid quick stop-and-go action in your driving. Accelerate gradually grad-ually and avoid "floor- : boarding" your' accelerator acceler-ator to achieve crusing speed. Don't idle your engine for long periods while parked. Whenever possible, use car pools or mass transit for commuting from outlying areas to offices and plants. |
